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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Ilhan Omar Goes After Covington Catholic Students For 'Taunting 5 Black Men'
Omars assertion the students were harassing the 5 Black men, however, is proven to be wrong through other videos taken before the viral incident.
The men, belonging to a group called the Black Israelites, were actually the ones harassing the group of teenagers. The men shouted that the students were crackers, faggots, and pedophiles.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/rep-ilhan-omar-slams-covington-catholic-students-for-taunting-5-black-men/
This rep needs to get more info before she spouts off on twitter.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)in the grand scheme of things there are so many bigger news.
ck4829
(35,096 posts)Maybe this mom should have done more research before blaming Teh Muslim for her son's racism, yes?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Does your deflection mean you give license to an elected official to defend these those bigots because that mother is an imbecile?
ck4829
(35,096 posts)Apparently, Muslims have mind control powers that turn people racist, did not know that.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)She's an imbecile and a bigot. It's not more complicated than that.
ck4829
(35,096 posts)These men are horrible racists, the black Hebrew Israelites are horrible racists, and Muslims are scapegoats and apparently have superpowers.
Rep Ilhan Omar wanted to say something as she saw it, on a platform that doesn't ask you 'Are you sure all the facts are in?' before you post it, she's a human being, so there's that.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Represent your district/state/nation. I also expect them not to spout off about things they know nothing about as they are also representing our party. If a right winger had said something so incredibly stupid, we'd be setting our hair on fire (rightly so).
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leftynyc
(26,060 posts)But that doesn't give elected officials the right to spout off BS about those bigots.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)anybody they could. However, the actions of the MAGATs were just as vile the Black Israelites and they need to admit it.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)is not about them, is it? It's about one of our own posting stupidity on twitter and YOU need to admit that.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)superpatriotman
(6,254 posts)Nt
ismnotwasm
(42,024 posts)Those boys were NOT supervised appropriately. They never should have been allowed to respond to street crazies like they did.
But nothing takes away from their subsequent actions.
The Representative is wrong here.
Dr. Strange
(25,929 posts)Fortunately, now that it's deleted, no one will ever know about her tweet. She really dodged a bullet there.